Best budget spotting scope?

thegrandpoohbah said:
Impossible because of where I am living.
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I have the same issue but found a supplier in the nearest city bought the first scope and low and behold it was too hard to see the 22 rounds brought it back and paid a liitle more and walla!!

Online does not give you that option usually and if they do the shipping back and forth kills any savings.. so make sure you can exchange and get a full refund or credit on a better product if necessary, I hate to buy twice.

Or check a buddy's scope if all else fails..
 
My son has a $20.00 Princess Auto scope, its the same type as the Bushmasters, not great, but you can see .22 holes at a 100yds. Its good enough if your on a tight budget.
 
RobertMcC said:
My Celestron was soo bad because it was so light that it twitched/shaked and made it impossible to really hold it in 1 area, esp at 90X. That I had to walk up to check to see where I was hitting.

I was lucky and got my Bushnell XLT 20-60x65 for 190 shipped. Its heavier, the tripod is better, built in sunshade and decent Eye relief.
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I find it odd yours was shaking so bad. It was more likely the tripod or what it was mounted on was causing the problem. I had the Ultima 80(20-60x80mm) and I shot competitive archery with mine sitting on top of a cheap camera tripod 4-5' off the ground and it wasn't moving around even in the wind. Could see arrows at 90 meters clearly. Could be your model was lighter than the one I had.
Scott...
 
I just bought a Redfield Rampage from Frontier Firearms. 20-60x80 and apparently it's the best in the price range. I'd reccomend taking a look if it's in your budget

299.20 after taxes and shipping.
 
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Archer Sam said:
I find it odd yours was shaking so bad. It was more likely the tripod or what it was mounted on was causing the problem. I had the Ultima 80(20-60x80mm) and I shot competitive archery with mine sitting on top of a cheap camera tripod 4-5' off the ground and it wasn't moving around even in the wind. Could see arrows at 90 meters clearly. Could be your model was lighter than the one I had.
Scott...
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The tripod was lacking.
 
I picked up a Levenhuk Blaze 30-90x90 on Monday, took it out to the range on Tuesday and I must say I was impressed. Now, bear in mind that I have nothing to compare it to, but at 30 magnification I could easily see .22 cal holes on white paper at 200 yards. It is also extremely lightweight, waterproof, and comes with a soft case that can stay on the scope during use. Got it from optics planet shipped to a U.S. PO box it was $169 U.S. before tax, free shipping.
 
thegrandpoohbah said:
I am running 3-9x32 and 4-12x40 scopes, neither of which allow me to see .22 holes clearly out past 50 yards. There's a Bushnell XLT 20-60x65 for about $250. Or would the Celestron Ultima 80 be a better value for about the same price?

The other option is of course to not even bother and just walk up to check my target. This becomes an issue when I am not the only shooter on the range and have to wait for a ceasefire.
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I can see bullet holes of a 22 cal at 100Y with a 16x50mm scope on a BLACK surface. . But I taken the 20-60X65 out today and had no problem with seeing holes at 100Y
 
if you want a good spotting scope, look at the Acuter ST80. It's about $250...w/Tripod, $350. we sell dozens every month. Acuter is a Sky Watcher brand...and Sky Watcher is a telescope company.

I'd only by Celestron if it's the C90 spotting scope or one of their Regal's, but the Regal's are out of your budget. the old series C90 is what I use at the range. the new one's aren't weatherproof like the old's ones, but they work amazing and will give you a skookum view of the planets on the side, if you so choose to use it to look at the moon, Jupiter or Saturn.

give Vancouver Telescope a call (1-604-737-4303) and let them know Cam sent you. I kinda sorta work there as a hobby job.
 
I also use a Konus 20-60x80 spotting scope. I've tried a few other brands (Barska, Alpen and Bushnell comes to mind) in the same price range but settled down with the Konus due to the fact that, besides fine optical quality and easy tuning, the Konus had the best eye relief.
 
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